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Boeing 757-200 (757-224)

B757-30351Active

RegistrationUSN13138

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUnited Airlines

3operators

1incidents

2accidents

20logbook years

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Boeing 757-200 (757-224) built in 1999 in Renton. Operates for United Airlines. Previously flew for Continental Airlines and Continental Air Lines.

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Old · 27 years · ≈ 89,100 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines2 x RR RB211-535E4B

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats176 (C16 · Y160)

First flight1999

Built inRenton, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerUnited Airlines

MSN30351

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA081CA

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 757

Figures for the 757-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length47.3 m155 ft

Wingspan38.1 m125 ft

Height13.6 m44 ft

Range7,251 km3,915 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight115,893 kg255,500 lb

Maximum payload57,452 kg126,660 lbIts 200 passengers with baggage would weigh about 20.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity200 passengersUp to 239 in a high-density layout

Endurance8 h 32 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,251 km range, from Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main6,211 km LIMLima5,869 km AMSAmsterdam5,869 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)5,857 kmMADMadrid5,788 km

Beyond its rangeGRUSão Paulo7,684 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 1,050 units built · Production ended in 2004

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

16Business

160Economy

176 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025

United Airlines · 618 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → San Francisco (SFO)

2024

United Airlines · 586 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Newark (EWR)

2023

United Airlines · 486 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Los Angeles (LAX)

92 days inactive

2022

United Airlines · 568 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Newark (EWR)

2021

United Airlines · 645 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Orlando (MCO)

2020

United Airlines · 404 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → San Francisco (SFO)

79 days inactive

2019

United Airlines · 633 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2018

United Airlines · 656 flights during the year · base Newark (EWR)

Main route of the year: Newark (EWR) → San Francisco (SFO)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2006.

Aircraft chronology

1999

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Renton, Washington (USA).

Nov 21, 1999

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1795B.

Dec 7, 1999

Transferred to Continental Airlines

Transferred to Continental Airlines.

Dec 7, 1999

Transferred to Continental Air Lines

Transferred to Continental Air Lines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N13138), operated by Continental Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Dec 2, 2010

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Nov 30, 2011

News

On November 30, 2011, the 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N13138), operated by Continental Airlines, was in the news. Source: United Airlines.

Source: United Airlines

Mar 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In March 2020, the 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N13138), operated by United Airlines, was parked. Source: BTS.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: BTS (United States Department of Transportation).

Source: BTS

Nov 16, 2021

Incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport

On November 16, 2021, the Boeing 757-224 (WL) aircraft (registration N13138), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to an APU failure. Source: United Airlines.

Source: United Airlines

Feb 9, 2023

Accident at Lake Butler, Florida

On February 9, 2023, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N13138), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Lake Butler, Florida (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

United Airlines flight 600, a scheduled service from Newark (EWR), New Jersey, to Tampa (TPA), Florida, met turbulence in cruise that left one passenger seriously injured. ADS-B data showed that, shortly after starting the descent from its cruising level of FL380, the aircraft lost speed abruptly: ground speed fell from 454 to 438 knots in 11 seconds and the vertical rate went from about -2,600 to -900 feet per minute. The sharp fluctuations lasted close to 90 seconds while it descended from FL350 to FL310. The event occurred just south of the jet stream, in an area of isolated embedded convection, with extreme-intensity returns, cloud tops up to FL370 and hail some 72 km to the west. An AIRMET for moderate turbulence between FL240 and FL420 was in force, and a high-resolution model found a temperature inversion at FL350 associated with the tropopause. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Feb 25, 2024

Accident at San Francisco, California

On February 25, 2024, the Boeing 757-224 aircraft (registration N13138), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Francisco, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

United Airlines flight 3872, a local maintenance test flight to verify a repair for unusual cabin noises, suffered a tail strike on take-off from runway 28R at San Francisco (SFO), California. With no passengers and no cargo, the aircraft weighed far less than usual: it accelerated faster than normal and tended to lift off before the rotation speed of 127 knots. The captain pulled back on the column normally, but the nose rose faster than expected and, just after the «positive rate» call, the crew heard and felt a «bump». With the controls responding well, they climbed to FL190 (19,000 feet) to run the tail strike checklist and returned to SFO, landing with flaps 30 without incident. Tail contact occurred at around 12.2° and pitch reached 15.3°. The impact damaged the APU firewall frame (spar, web and stiffeners), damage considered structurally substantial. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Operators

1999-11-21

The Boeing Company

Registration N1795B

1999-12-07

Continental Airlines

Registration N13138

1999-12-07

Continental Air Lines

Registration N13138

2010-12-02

United Airlines

Registration N13138

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